Shikhar Dhawan Retires from International and Domestic Cricket

Shikhar Dhawan declared his retirement from both international and domestic cricket through a social media post. Dhawan’s last competitive appearance was in April, where he captained the Punjab Kings in the IPL 2024. Over his illustrious career, he amassed 24 centuries—17 in ODIs and seven in Tests—across 269 international matches.

ODI’s

Debuting for India in 2010, Dhawan retires as one of only eight ODI batsmen to have scored over 5000 runs with an average above 40 and a strike rate over 90. His ODI career includes 6793 runs in 167 matches, averaging 44.11 with a strike rate of 91.35. His final ODI was against Bangladesh in Chattogram in December 2022.

Tests

Dhawan scored 2315 runs at an average of 40.61 in 34 Test matches, and 1759 runs with a strike rate of 126.36 in 68 T20Is. Despite his great records in all forms, his ODI achievements stand out, particularly his stunning Test debut against Australia in Mohali in 2013, when he scored 187 in a match-winning effort off 85 deliveries. This innings is also holds the record for fastest century on Test debut.

Dhawan’s career peaked in 2013, when he scored 1162 runs in 26 ODIs for an average of 50.52 and a strike rate of 97.89. His finest performance came during India’s Champions Trophy victory, when he topped the charts with 363 runs in five innings, including two hundreds.

Special partnership with Rohit Sharma

This tournament also marked the beginning of a successful opening partnership with Rohit Sharma that would last nearly a decade. They were the fourth-highest run-scoring combo among ODI openers, with 18 century stands, trailing only the legendary Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly.

Shikhar Dhawan’s career stats

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